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University to present President’s Medal to Early, Dunn Jan. 22
By Sara Freeland freeland@uga.edu
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The report from the Task Force on Student Learning and Success includes 12 recommendations to continue UGA’s commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.
Fresh look
President’s Task Force on Student Learning and Success presents recommendations By Tracy N. Coley tcoley@uga.edu
The University of Georgia’s Task Force on Student Learning and Success has delivered its final report to President Jere W. Morehead. The report includes 12 recommendations designed to advance the institution’s longstanding commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. “I want to thank the members of the task force for their hard work and dedication to student learning and success,” said Morehead. “I look forward to discussing with the campus community opportunities for making their recommendations a reality at the University of Georgia.” The task force, co-chaired
by Vice President for Instruction Rahul Shrivastav and Vice President for Student Affairs Victor Wilson, was charged last February with taking a fresh look at the university’s undergraduate learning environment to identify new opportunities to further enhance the educational experience for UGA students—inside and outside the classroom. The task force submitted its final report Dec. 1, 2017. “The overarching goal of the task force was to develop clear strategies that could be implemented in the near term to elevate our worldclass learning environment to the next level,” said Shrivastav, “and I am confident that we accomplished that goal.” The 20-member committee,
which included senior faculty and administrators from a number of schools, colleges and units, provided 12 recommendations that were organized into three broad objectives: evolving the curriculum, enhancing teaching and learning, and expanding student support and mentoring. “What excites me the most about these recommendations are the many opportunities they reveal to integrate what happens inside the classroom with what happens outside the classroom,” said Wilson. “The end game, of course, is to create a comprehensive and cohesive learning environment for our students.” A full copy of the report is available for review at https://president. uga.edu/archive/.
Alumni Association launches The 1961 Club to support success for undergraduate students kelundra@uga.edu
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has launched a new giving society, The 1961 Club, to better engage the university’s more than 14,000 living AfricanAmerican alumni. Named for the year of desegregation at UGA, The 1961 Club supports the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund, which provides need-based scholarships to undergraduate students. This new fundraising initiative, which is being spearheaded by the Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Affinity Group, was officially launched Jan. 9 during a networking event for alumni and students
Mary Frances Early
Delmer Dunn
in Georgia. “I am pleased that Mary Frances Early and Del Dunn will be honored for their decades of service to this university and to the state of Georgia,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “Ms. Early and Dr. Dunn both helped set new
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ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Signature Lectures will bring renowned speakers to campus By Kristina Griffith
kristina.griffith17@uga.edu
Nationally and internationally influential figures from a range of fields will visit the University of Georgia this spring as part of the Signature Lecture series. Signature Lectures are designated at the beginning of each semester by the Office of Academic Programs to highlight campus talks by internationally prominent leaders. Many of the lectures are supported by endowments while others honor notable figures and milestones in the university’s history. The Spring 2018 Signature Lectures are open free to the public. For more information
about these events and other notable lectures this spring, visit http://bit.ly/2CMFye5. The spring 2018 Signature Lectures will begin Jan. 22. J. Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, will give the Founders Day Lecture, “Partly Sunny or Partly Cloudy?: The Challenges of Communicating Science to Non-Scientists,” at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The Founders Day Lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President, the UGA Alumni Association and Emeriti Scholars. On Feb. 8, novelist Qiu Xiaolong will give the Betty Jean Craige Lecture, “A Chinese Cop in See SPEAKERS on page 8
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COMMIT TO GEORGIA CAMPAIGN
By Kelundra Smith
The University of Georgia will bestow one of its highest honors to Mary Frances Early, the first African-American to earn a degree from UGA, and Delmer “Del” Dunn, former UGA vice president for instruction, Jan. 22 during Founders Week celebrations. The President’s Medal recognizes extraordinary contributions of individuals who are not current employees of UGA and who have supported students and academic programs, advanced research and inspired community leaders to enhance the quality of life of citizens
at Paschal’s Restaurant in Atlanta. “When the dedicated volunteers who serve on the Black Alumni Leadership Council approached us with the idea for The 1961 Club, we were excited,” said Meredith Gurley Johnson, executive director of the UGA Alumni Association. “One of the priorities of the Commit to Georgia Campaign is to remove barriers to education so that UGA can attract the best and brightest students, and The 1961 Club is making strides toward that goal. We are grateful for the efforts of these volunteers to make an impact in such a meaningful way.” On Jan. 9, 1961, Hamilton E. Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-
Gault became the first AfricanAmerican students to register for classes at UGA amid a crowd of National Guardsmen, reporters and community members on both sides of the integration debate. They were later joined by Mary Frances Early, the first AfricanAmerican student to graduate from UGA. Early will receive the President’s Medal of Honor on Jan. 22 during UGA’s annual Founders Week celebrations. In 1981, professor James Simmons Jr. and Horatio Lanier established the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund with the support of numerous alumni and faculty. The endowment now provides See CLUB on page 8
Award-winning journalist will deliver Holmes-Hunter Lecture By Leigh Beeson lbeeson@uga.edu
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, an award-winning journalist and University of Georgia alumna, will present the 2018 Holmes-Hunter Lecture Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel. The lecture is named in honor of Hunter-Gault and her classmate Hamilton Holmes, the first African-American students to attend UGA. They arrived on campus in 1961 after civil rights leaders in Atlanta successfully challenged the segregation policy at the state’s universities. Hunter-Gault graduated from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1963, going on to work
for prestigious media outlets like The New Yorker, The New York Times, PBS, CNN and NPR. “We are delighted that Charlayne Hunter-Gault Charlayne will return to campus to provide the Holmes-Hunter Lecture this year,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “She has achieved so much in her career as a groundbreaking journalist, and we are deeply grateful that she continues to give back to her alma mater in so many ways.” Among numerous awards
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Chiller upgrade project gets underway on South, Central Campus By Taylor West
tawest@uga.edu
In summer 2017, the university experienced significant equipment failures for buildings on South Campus, confirming the need for critical utility repairs and upgrades. The South and Central Campus Chiller Upgrade Project includes the repair and improvement of the South and Central Campus chilled water infrastructure. Currently, chilled water is provided to buildings on science hill via 1960s-era chillers, many of which are failing. This project is a final piece in an ongoing series of projects that will permit the Facilities Management Division to provide chilled water to buildings on science hill from a state-of-the-art chiller plant located on South Campus. For this system to be available prior to the beginning of summer, FMD took advantage of the winter break to give contractors several weeks to complete the most impactful work while students were away from campus. Work will continue through the end of the spring semester, as part of a phased execution. The jobsite footprint will be minimized wherever possible, and site boundaries will be collapsed as work is completed on D.W. Brooks Drive. “The upgrade of the chiller system on Central and South Campus is of critical importance to the UGA campus,” said Ralph Johnson, associate vice president for facilities management. “We understand that, for those who frequent this part of campus, this will involve temporary compromise and change, and we thank you for your understanding as we work toward a permanent solution. Our ultimate goal is to provide the best possible service to our campus, and we thank you all for your support.” To understand how this may impact the commute to, from and through campus, know that: • During construction, D.W. Brooks Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic. The estimated window of time for the closing of D.W. Brooks Drive is Nov. 20, 2017-May 1, 2018. • Parking lots S03 and S05 will remain open, but access will be rerouted via Sanford Drive. Normal access to these lots will be restored by approximately mid-February. • Pedestrian traffic will be limited on D.W. Brooks Drive and pedestrian detour routes will be posted when required for safety purposes. • Signage for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns will be posted and kept accurate at all times. Maps of the construction zone, including parking and walking maps of the affected areas, are online. Phase 1 Map is at http://fanda.uga.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ DWBrooks_Phase1.pdf, and the Phase 2 Map is at http:// fanda.uga.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/DWBrooks_Phase2.pdf.
Football team’s remarkable season ends with No. 2 ranking in AP Poll By John Frierson
johnf@sports.uga.edu
Along the Georgia sideline, like most everywhere else on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the red and white confetti fell Jan. 8. But there was no joy to be found. Running backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel sat side by side as the confetti fell on and around them. Over their shoulder pads a scoreboard flashed the cruel numbers: Alabama 26, Georgia 23. It’s one thing to watch the College Football Playoff national championship game, see Georgia take a 20-7 lead midway through the third quarter and then watch as Alabama stormed back and prevailed in overtime, winning on a 41-yard touchdown pass that sent the crimson-toned confetti raining down. It’s quite another to see a very real and human side, like two good, noble and distinguished seniors in Michel and Chubb overwhelmed after a gut-punch of an ending. Soon, junior wideout Terry Godwin came over to give his two teammates hugs, and then coach Kirby Smart joined in. It was a moving scene, beautiful and brutal. Seeing that kind of anguish, you wonder if all that work and effort and struggle to get here is worth the risk of a painful moment like the one Bulldogs were experiencing on the sport’s biggest stage. A few minutes later, when the locker room was opened to the media, tight end Jeb Blazevich was asked about the pain and whether it’s all worth it. Teary-eyed and torn up, the senior didn’t hesitate to say yes. “Oh, there’s no doubt,” he said after his final game in red and black. “We’re so blessed to be here. We’re so blessed to be sad. We’re so blessed to watch this film and understand that we had more than a fair chance to win that game. And we played a heck of a team. Yeah, the emotions are hard, but it is what it is.” Senior defensive back Aaron Davis said the joy of the ride that carried them to the national championship game will be with him for the rest of his life.
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The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season ranked second in the nation with a 13-2 record after an overtime loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship game.
“The joy comes in being with your teammates, all your brothers, stuff like that, all the things that are going to last when the games start to fade from your memory,” he said. “It’s about the relationships you make with your brothers. That’s why you play the game and why you continue to play when stuff like this happens.” There was a moment of post-game joy to be had, and hopefully it brought some small comfort to Georgia’s players and coaches. It came when the players, many leaning on each other for support, started walking off the field. That’s when the chant began, certainly hundreds strong, from a hearty bunch of the 77,430 who packed the Benz to watch the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide go at it. The Georgia fans were clearly gutted, too, but a lot of them had the energy to give these Bulldogs the sendoff they’d earned: “U-G-A! U-G-A! U-G-A!” Beautiful. Brutal. As Davis said, the joys from this season will last far longer than the pain of the fourth quarter and overtime. There was the triumph at Notre Dame, the rise of Jake Fromm, the extraordinary and dominating play of Roquan Smith, one more season of watching Chubb and Michel share the stage. There was the stumble at Auburn and the fun and
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Uga X watches as the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band performs.
exciting game days that followed. The magic might have run out a bit before Georgia could get across the finish line, but what magic it was. It’s why we’re all here: for those moments of magic that aren’t guaranteed to anyone but were there often on a four-month ride with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2017.
SCHOOL OF LAW
COE dean search committee formed Conference to spotlight advocacy By Sam Fahmy
sfahmy@uga.edu
University of Georgia Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean of the College of Education. Michelle “Shelley” Nuss, campus dean of the Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership, will chair the search committee, which includes faculty, staff, alumni and student representation. Additional search committee members are: • Kevin Ayres, professor in the communication sciences and special education department. • Jane Barghothi, executive director of development in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations. • Usree Bhattacharya, assistant professor in the language and literacy education department. • Laine Bradshaw, associate professor in the educational psychology department. • Rob Branch, professor and head of the career and information studies department. • Marques Dexter, doctoral student in the Sport Management and Policy program. • Cara Dunbar, undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in middle grades education. • Ellen Evans, associate dean for research
and graduate education and professor in the kinesiology department. • Andrew Garber, assistant dean of finance and senior director of finance and administration. • Jim Garrett, associate professor in the educational theory and practice department. • Ashley Harrison, assistant professor in the educational psychology department. • Bernadette Heckman, associate professor and director of clinical training in the counseling and human development services department. • Julie Luft, Athletic Association Professor in the mathematics and science education department. • Christopher Mojock, clinical assistant professor in the kinesiology department. • Carolyn McNearny, executive assistant to the dean. • Beth Tolley, clinical associate professor in the educational theory and practice department. • Sheneka Williams, associate professor in the lifelong education, administration and policy department. • Victor Wilson, vice president for student affairs. College of Education Dean Craig H. Kennedy was recently named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut, effective April 1.
for survivors of child sexual abuse By Heidi Murphy
hmurphy@uga.edu
The University of Georgia School of Law’s Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic will host a conference Jan. 26 and 27 focusing on interdisciplinary advocacy for survivors of child sexual abuse. The conference is open to the public. Event discussions will focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and holistic, trauma-informed services for survivors of child sexual abuse, according to Emma Hetherington, the clinic’s director. “The conference will explore collaboration between lawyers and social workers and also partnerships with journalists, law enforcement and other stakeholders,” she said. “Advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse must work together to promote healing and seek justice.” The two-day conference will feature a keynote address by state of Maryland Delegate C.T. Wilson, who is known for his strong advocacy in the areas of child sexual abuse and statute of limitations reform. Wilson was featured in the Netflix documentary series The Keepers for his sponsorship of a state bill that raised the age
by which survivors can sue from 25 to 38. “As the first law school clinic in the nation to provide representation to survivors of child sex abuse in civil litigation and juvenile court dependency proceedings, the Wilbanks CEASE Clinic is uniquely positioned to respond to emerging local, state and national events, such as the #MeToo movement,” Hetherington said. The conference will feature a panel examining the intersection between journalism and legal advocacy in the USA Gymnastics child sexual abuse lawsuits. The event will also include panels exploring mandated reporting laws and how agency partners can work together to better identify cases of child sexual abuse and best practices in providing legal and therapeutic services for children who have experienced commercial and sexual exploitation. For more information on the conference, visit https://sites.google.com/ugacease. org/conference2018/home. All attendees are asked to register. Attendance for UGA faculty, staff and students is free. The cost for non-attorneys is $20, and the cost for attorneys seeking continuing legal education credit for 7.5 hours, including 3 trial hours, is $40.
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In her research, Marie Mitchell, associate professor of management at the Terry College of Business, explains how workplace cheating starts and how employers can help prevent it.
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Terry College of Business study finds high-pressure expectations lead to unethical behavior By Matt Weeks
mweeks@uga.edu
It can happen in the branch office or the boardroom. Volkswagen did it to pass emissions tests. Wells-Fargo did it to squeeze more profits from its customers. Some school districts have done it to boost their standardized test scores. Workplace cheating is a real and troublesome phenomenon, and new research from the University of Georgia explains how it starts—and how employers can help prevent it. “It’s the desire for self-protection that primarily causes employees to cheat,” said Marie Mitchell, an associate professor of management in UGA’s Terry College of Business. “Employees want to look valuable and productive, especially if they think their job is at risk.” In a recently published paper in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Mitchell and her co-authors examined performance pressure in the workplace and the behaviors that result from it. They
found when employees feel their job depends on meeting high benchmarks, some fudge results to stay employed. “We’ve seen it in finance. We’ve seen it with educators and test scores. We’ve seen it in sports. It’s everywhere,” she said.“Performance pressure elicits cheating when employees feel threatened.” This is especially true when employees feel they cannot meet expectations any other way. That perception leads to anger, which in turn leads to unethical behavior, Mitchell said. This crucible of pressure and anger causes employees to focus on doing what is beneficial for them, even if it harms others. An expert on “dark side” behaviors and a former human resources manager, Mitchell has been interested in cheating phenomena since her graduate school days. “There were individuals in law school who would race to get to law journals before anyone else and tear out certain pages so that other students couldn’t be as prepared in class,” she said.
“So I know cheating happens. I’ve seen it. But the research on this has taken place in behavioral labs, and that doesn’t always translate well to the workplace. I wanted to find out a bit more about what actually happens at work.” To do so, her research team devised three studies. The first created a measure of workplace cheating behavior through a nationwide survey that asked participants about cheating behavior at work—what it is and if they’d seen it. The second and third studies were time-separated field surveys in which employees were asked about their performance pressure at one point in time, then they were asked about their feelings and perceptions of the pressure and their cheating behaviors about a month later. The findings led to a breakthrough. The key, Mitchell said, is for managers to understand the potential threat of performance pressure to employees. If they coach employees on how to view pressure as nonthreatening and focus on how to enhance performance ethically, cheating may be prevented.
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Study finds nutrition labeling for sodium does not work By Lauren Baggett lbaggett@uga.edu
Potato chips, frozen pizza, a fast food hamburger—these foods are popular in the American diet and saturated with sodium. Though eating too much can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease, 90 percent of Americans eat more than the recommended amount of sodium per day. The need to reduce sodium consumption is clear, but new research from the University of Georgia has determined that one popular approach— nutrition labeling—doesn’t work. “Currently, we don’t know which interventions are most effective to reduce sodium intake in the U.S. population, and the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act is the only policy in the U.S. focusing on informing consumers about sodium content on most packaged foods,” said Donglan “Stacy” Zhang, assistant professor of health policy and management at UGA’s College of Public Health and lead author on the study.
Nutrition labels are designed to help consumers make the best food choices for their health, which is why calories, fats and other major nutrients like protein, fiber, and vitamins and minerals are prominently featured. In a recently published paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Zhang and her co-authors examined the link between regularly reading nutrition labels and consumption of high-sodium foods. Using two consumer behavior datasets from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the researchers compared how frequently participants used nutrition labels and their daily sodium intake. They found a small effect. Frequent nutrition label users consumed 92 milligrams less sodium per day than infrequent nutrition label users, but label readers were still eating around 3,300 milligrams of sodium, well over the Food and Drug Administration’s recommended upper limit of 2,300 milligrams per day.
“That’s a very small reduction,” said Zhang. “Without health promotion, without any other additional education intervention, nutrition labeling has little impact on sodium consumption.” Zhang points to the need for better label design. The current label can present challenges to some consumers with limited education or non-English speakers. Visual or color-coded designs, like the traffic light model used on food packaging in the U.K., can overcome low literacy. “We need more research in this area, how to better design the label and how to best get this information to consumers to guide their decision making,” she said. Zhang also found that the effect varied widely across age, gender and socioeconomic groups. Specifically, low income consumers were less likely to use nutrition labels. Interventions that increase nutritious food choices for low-income consumers, she said, may be a more successful way to reduce sodium intake in these groups.
Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor of English Jed Rasula and the Creative Writing Program will present a talk and reading by poet and visual artist Will Alexander Jan. 17-18. These events are sponsored by the Willson Center, as part of its Short Term Visiting Fellowship Program, and Ideas for Creative Exploration. Ideas for Creative Exploration will host an ICE Conversation with Alexander Jan. 17 at noon in Room S160 of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Alexander will also give a public reading of his creative work Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at Cine. Both events are open free to the public. A poet, novelist, visual artist, philosopher, essayist and pianist, Alexander was born in Los Angeles and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Alexander published his first poetry collection, Vertical Rainbow Climber, in 1987. He went on to publish numerous books of poetry, including Kaleidoscopic Omniscience,The Sri Lankan Loxodrome and Asia & Haiti. Alexander’s visit is made possible with support from the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Ideas for Creative Exploration, the Helen S. Lanier Foundational Fund at UGA and the Creative Writing Program.
UGA’s 1st Pitch Banquet featuring Jeff Francoeur scheduled for Feb. 9
Tickets are now on sale to attend the University of Georgia’s 1st Pitch Banquet featuring former Major Leaguer Jeff Francoeur and the 2018 Bulldog baseball team Feb. 9 at the Classic Center. The highlights of the dinner event include hearing from Francoeur and meeting the 2018 Georgia Bulldogs and coaching staff plus a silent and live auction. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner to begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person ($75 for former Bulldog baseball players). A table for 10 is $850. The deadline to reserve seats or a table is Feb. 5. Fans can reserve their spots for the banquet online at http://gado.gs/55l. For additional information, call 706-542-7971 or email Tatum Hodge in the UGA Baseball office at thodge@sports.uga.edu.
Grant propels COE business venture
A partnership that began in a University of Georgia lab between an exercise scientist and two cardiologists has blossomed into a startup business, recently hiring its first employees. Now, it plans to expand and refine its marketing plan thanks to a new federal grant. The company, Infrared Rx, was started by Kevin McCully, a professor in the kinesiology department, along with Jonathan R. Murrow and Kent Nilsson, associate professors with the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership. It has developed a noninvasive method to measure the health of muscle mitochondria, an indicator of overall muscle health. Now, with the assistance of a one-year small business grant from the National Institutes of Health, Infrared Rx can take the next steps in refining its company model while also helping patients with vascular complications from Type 1 diabetes. The one-year, $183,000 grant from the Small Business Technology Transfer Program of the NIH will fund a study to investigate the mitochondria health of middle-aged patients with Type 1 diabetes. From a business perspective, the study will help Infrared Rx further refine its software. From an academic perspective, the study will help health care professionals understand the role diabetes may have in muscle health.
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Figure Settings: Sculpture by Jean Wilkins Westmacott. Through Feb. 22. Circle Gallery, Jackson Street Building. 706-542-8292. (See story, below.) Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and Their Craft. Through Feb. 25. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu. Clinton Hill. Through March 18. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu. Wrestling Temptation: The Quest to Control Alcohol in Georgia. Through Sept. 21. Special collections libraries. 706-542-7123. jhebbard@uga.edu.
TUESDAY, JAN. 16 AAUP 2017 BOOK, JACKET AND JOURNAL SHOW The AAUP 2017 Book, Jacket and Journal Show will be on view in the offices of the University of Georgia Press through Jan. 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Jurors carefully selected 50 books and 52 jackets and covers as the very best examples from this pool
of excellent design. The exhibition has traveled to member presses around the country since June 2017, begins the year exhibiting at UGA Press and will continue to travel through May 2018. Room 320, University of Georgia Press. 706-542-3889. kaelinb@uga.edu.
TUESDAY TOUR AT TWO Guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Participants should meet in the rotunda on the second floor of the special collections libraries. 2 p.m. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu. ECOLOGY SEMINAR “Predator-induced Mechanisms Shaping Integrated Phenotypes Across Timescales,” Laura Stein, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology, Colorado State University. A reception will follow at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu. DAWG TALKS: CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER Discussion on gender and masculinity. 4:45 p.m. Room 112, Aderhold Hall. 706-542-0629. upatel10@uga.edu. CINEMA POLITIQUE Hooligan Sparrow centers on a crime that took place in 2013. Sparrow (activist Ye Haiyan) is joined in her support for the victims by Wang Yu, one of the very few female lawyers who specialize in human rights in China. Both would suffer greatly for their activism. Filmmaker Nanfu Wang, who won the 2016 International Documentary Association’s Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award, was not spared official harassment either. Her life was threatened and some of her footage confiscated, though she was still able to piece together her documentary by fleeing on trains and buses in the dead of night and smuggling the remaining footage out of the country in August 2013. Winner of a 2016 Peabody Award. This screening is part of the Cinema Politique, a film screening and discussion series that explores politics with an international perspective. This series is a collaboration between the University of Georgia Libraries and the School of Public and International Affairs. 6:30 p.m. 250 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-4789. mlmiller@uga.edu.
Violinist Frank Huang is one of three Naumburg Competition winners performing Jan. 21.
Performing Arts Center to present Naumburg Trio By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the award-winning Naumburg Trio on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. The concert will feature an all-Russian program with works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. The Naumburg Trio takes its name from the Naumburg Competition, one of the oldest and most prestigious music competitions in the world. The members of the trio are all Naumburg winners. Violinist Frank Huang won in 2003, cellist David Requiro won in 2008, and pianist Gilles Vonsattel was the 2002 winner. Huang was named concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic in 2015. In addition to his Naumburg victory, he was the first prize winner of the 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition. Before joining the Houston Symphony as concertmaster in 2010, Huang held the position of first violinist of the Grammy Award–winning Ying Quartet and was a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music. He joined the faculty of the Juilliard School in 2017. Requiro won first prize in both the Washington International and Irving M. Klein International String Competitions, and he captured a top prize at the Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition in Hachioji, Japan. Requiro has appeared as soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony and numerous orchestras across North America. Vonsattel is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the Geneva International Music Competition. He has appeared with the Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Boston Symphony and San Francisco Symphony, and he has performed in the U.S. and internationally with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center including several appearances at the UGA Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the Naumburg Trio concert are $39 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. The concert will be recorded for broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today, the most popular classical music program in the country. The Performing Arts Center is at 230 River Road on the UGA main campus in Athens.
GARDEN TRAVELS Conservationist Linda Chafin knows the bogs and granite outcrops of Georgia intimately well, having spent many hours researching native plants in these environments. Last summer, she traveled to Ireland to visit similar habitats in a completely different part of the world. She will share travel stories as she compares the bogs and outcrops of Georgia and Ireland. Join participants for the talk at 7 p.m. or come early to enjoy a light reception provided by Friends of the Garden and Athens Area Master Gardeners. 6:30 p.m. Visitor Center, Gardenside Room, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17 NATIVE PLANT SYMPOSIUM Native plants celebrate this region, are well suited to grow in this area, provide habitat, are more digestible for native insects and are part of a complex, interrelated ecosystem that includes birds and mammals. Native plants can also be tough, beautiful garden plants for a home landscape. This day-long series of presentations focuses on gardening with native flowers and trees and related conservation issues. See the complete agenda online at botgarden.uga.edu. Lunch included. $65. 8:45 a.m. The Garden Club of Georgia, Terrace Room, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6158. ckeber@uga.edu. TOUR AT TWO Tour of highlights from the permanent collection led by docents. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.
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Sculpture by Jean Wilkins Westmacott will be featured in the exhibit Figure Settings in the Circle Gallery at the College of Environment and Design from Jan. 17 through Feb. 22. The gallery, which is open free to the public, is at 285 S. Jackson St. in the Jackson Street Building. An opening reception and gallery talk by the artist will be held Jan. 17 from 4:30-6 p.m. The Circle Gallery exists to inspire students and the community through art and exploration of the nature of design at varying scales. Westmacott is a sculptor living in Oglethorpe County, where she and her husband Richard Westmacott have restored numerous historic buildings, including their own 19th-century farmhouse. A graduate of Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Westmacott served as gallery director and as the arts management and sculpture programs’ director on the art and design faculty at Brenau University in Gainesville. There she organized a variety of exhibitions, delivered museum education programming
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Concert will feature new commissioned work By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu
The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Grammy-winning King’s Singers on Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The all-male ensemble is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a program that includes the premiere of “To Stand in this House” by American composer Nico Muhly. The new work was co-commissioned by the Performing Arts Center and will feature UGA’s Hodgson Singers. “We’re all very excited to be on this concert,” said Daniel Bara, director of the Hodgson Singers. “I have been a huge fan of the King’s Singers since my junior high school days and grew up going to live performances at Interlochen and the University of Michigan.” The King’s Singers were founded in 1968 at King’s College, Cambridge. Since that time, they have won worldwide acclaim for their virtuosity, life-affirming energy and charm. Each season the group tours across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia, performing for hundreds of thousands of fans. The King’s Singers have won two Grammy Awards and were recently voted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame. Tickets for the concert are $30 to $56 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. UGA students can purchase tickets for $6 with a valid UGA ID, limit one ticket per student. A pre-concert lecture will be given 45 minutes prior to the performance. The lecture takes place in Ramsey Concert Hall in the Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center is at 230 River Road on the The King’s Singers will perform a piece co-commissioned by the Performing Arts Center during its concert UGA main campus in Athens. Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.
THURSDAY, JAN. 18 CLASS In “Winter Tree Identification,” students will learn the basics of identifying trees in the winter by learning about twigs, bark, leaf scars, fruits and tree form. Students will learn to use a hand lens and a simple key for woody plants to identify species. Class time will be divided between classroom exercises and a field trip to the deciduous woods at the Botanical Garden. $50. 9 a.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6158. ckeber@uga.edu. ORCHARD FRUIT PRODUCTION: PRUNING Gareth Crosby, curator of the Heritage Garden, will teach participants the best ways to expand fruit production in a home orchard or vineyard with apples, pears, peaches, plums, cane fruit, hardy kiwi, muscadines and more, as well as discuss the challenges of keeping fruiting plants healthy and productive. She will demonstrate proper pruning techniques, and participants will have hands-on experience. This session will cover the basics of pruning and various pruning techniques, and Session 2 (Feb. 18; $30) will focus on pest and disease management and seasonal maintenance. $30. 1 p.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6158. ckeber@uga.edu. THIRD THURSDAY Seven of Athens’ established venues for visual art hold “Third Thursday,” an event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month. The Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens, Cine, the Classic Center and ATHICA will be open from 6-9 p.m. to showcase
Circle Gallery to host sculpture exhibit by Jean Wilkins Westmacott through Feb. 22 By Melissa Tufts
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and managed Brenau University’s art collection for 16 years. In 2005, she received Brenau University’s Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence and Community Leadership. Westmacott also has completed a number of sculpture commissions, including the Athena statue installed in front of the Classic Center in downtown Athens in time for the 1996 Olympics and a larger than life-size portrait of Gainesville civil rights activist and educator Beulah Rucker. She also served as a panelist for the Georgia Council for the Arts in the 1990s, on the Art Selection Committee for Concourse E at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta in 1995 and as a juror for numerous art competitions in Georgia. Until her retirement, she was deeply involved with the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries. In 1997, she was honored as one of “Georgia’s 100 Women in the Visual Arts.” After her retirement from Brenau University in 2006, Westmacott has continued her studio and commission work, including three bronze figures for Brenau University and the figure Elpida for Anne’s Garden at the Northeast Georgia
their visual-arts programming. Full schedules are posted at 3Thurs.org. YOGA IN THE GALLERIES Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m. Yoga mats provided. 6 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu. READING Jed Rasula, Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor of English, presents poet Will Alexander for a reading. This event is possible thanks to a Willson Center Short Term Visiting Fellowship and support from the Creative Writing Program. Alexander works in multiple genres. In addition to being a poet, he is also a novelist, essayist, aphorist, playwright, philosopher, visual artist and pianist. His influences range from poetic practitioners, such as Aime Cesaire, Bob Kaufman, Andre Breton, Antonin Artaud and Philip Lamantia, to the encompassing paradigm of Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga and the Egyptian worldview as understood by Cheikh Anta Diop and R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz. Alexander’s books include Asia and Haiti, The Sri Lankan Loxodrome, Compression and Purity, Sunrise In Armageddon, Diary As Sin, Inside the Earthquake Palace, Towards The Primeval Lightning Field, and Mirach Speaks To His Grammatical Transparents. Avid Bookshop will be on hand at the event to sell books. 7 p.m. Cine, 234 W. Hancock Ave., Athens. 706-542-2659. cwp@uga.edu. (See Digest, page 3.)
FRIDAY, JAN. 19 TERRY LEADERSHIP SPEAKER SERIES The Terry Leadership Speaker Series, presented by the Institute for Leadership Advancement, brings well-known leaders from a variety of organizations to share their unique leadership styles and experiences with students. E. Howard Young, president of General Wholesale Beer Co., will speak. 10:10 a.m. Chapel. 706 542-9770. adavis@uga.edu. GYMNASTICS vs. Auburn. $10. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.
SATURDAY, JAN. 20 SWIMMING & DIVING vs. Tennessee. Noon. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center.
SUNDAY, JAN. 21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Auburn. $5. 3 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.
Works by Jean Wilkins Westmacott will be on display in the Circle Gallery through Feb. 22.
Medical Center in Gainesville. She recently completed another commission, a life-size bronze dancer titled Terpsikhore, for the lobby of Brenau University’s performing arts center. For more information about the College of Environment and Design, visit www.ced.uga.edu.
CONCERT The Naumburg Trio takes its name from the famous Naumburg Competition, which is among the most prestigious of all international classical music competitions. The members of the trio are all Naumburg winners. Pianist Gilles Vonsattel, who took the honors in 2002, has become a familiar figure in Athens with his recital performances and concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. David Require, cello, won in 2008. Violinist Frank Huang, who won in 2003, is now the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. The powerful all-Russian program includes the Shostakovich’s Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 and the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. $39. 7:30 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400. (See story, left.)
MONDAY, JAN. 22 FOUNDERS DAY LECTURE “Partly Sunny or Partly Cloudy?: The Challenge of Communicating Science to Non-Scientists,” J. Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and director of
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the Atmospheric Sciences Program. The Founders Day Lecture recognizes the university’s anniversary as the nation’s first state-chartered institution of higher education. The lecture has become a Founders Day tradition, drawing alumni, students, faculty, esteemed guests and members of the community. The lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President, UGA Alumni Association and the Emeriti Scholars, a group of retired faculty members known for their teaching abilities who continue to be involved in the university’s academic life through part-time teaching, research and service assignments. 1:30 p.m. Chapel. 706-542-0383. kcfite@uga.edu. WORKSHOP The best way to counter student resistance to active learning is to create a culture of engaged learning in classrooms during the first few weeks. In “Creating a Culture of Engaged Learning in Your Classroom,” participants will learn about recent literature on countering student resistance to active learning and brainstorm how psychological principles can inform creation of norms and procedures in classrooms that create an environment naturally inclined towards engaged learning. Open to all faculty, post docs and graduate students. 2:30 p.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-583-0067. megan.mittelstadt@uga.edu.
COMING UP ECOLOGY SEMINAR Jan. 23. Takao Sasaki, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow in the Department of Zoology (OxNav Group) at the University of Oxford. A reception will follow at 4:30 p.m. in the lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu. CONCERT Jan. 23. The King’s Singers are synonymous with the very best in vocal ensemble performance and acclaimed worldwide for their virtuosity, life-affirming energy and charm. In celebration of the ensemble’s 50th anniversary, UGA’s own Hodgson Singers join the King’s Singers in the premiere of a newly commissioned work by Nico Muhly, one of this generation’s most acclaimed composers. $30-$56. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400. (See story, above.) TOUR AT TWO Jan. 24. Sam Thomas, curator of the T.R.R. Cobb House and guest curator of Artful Instruments: Georgia Gunsmiths and Their Crafts, will give a special tour. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu. STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS Jan. 24. President Jere W. Morehead will deliver the annual report to the faculty and community. 3:30 p.m. Chapel. CONCERT Jan. 25. The musical and personal friendship between Brahms and Dvorak is legendary. This pairing brings to life the creative energy that reverberated between the German neo-classicist and the champion of Czech folk music and produced a glowing array of musical masterpieces. Enjoy a performance by members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and a pre-concert lecture by Patrick Castillo from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The lecture begins at 7:15 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. $42. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400. MORNING MINDFULNESS Jan. 26. Enjoy free guided mindfulness meditation sessions in the Georgia Museum of Art’s galleries every other Friday during the school year. Sessions include a variety of instructorled meditation, movement and mindfulness techniques. No experience or special clothing is necessary. Meditation pillows or yoga mats are provided. Reservations are encouraged; please contact 706-542-0448 or sagekincaid@uga.edu. Funded in part by the Hemera Foundation. 9:30 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art.
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Dennis Kyle, GRA Eminent Scholar in Antiparasitic Drug Discovery and director of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, was awarded Medicines for Malaria Venture Project of the Year 2016 jointly with two other drug discovery research teams. The award recognizes his progress in developing new assay platforms to test compounds for activity against the dormant liver stages of malaria. These new assays are making it possible to screen and identify novel compounds that could prevent relapse and protect against Dennis Kyle Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale malaria. “There is a huge unmet medical need for new medicines to stop the debilitating relapse of P. vivax malaria,” said Dr. David Reddy, MMV’s CEO. “Each episode keeps a child or adult from school or work for at least three days. This places a huge burden on countries and communities that can afford it least. These three research teams have made impressive strides towards helping meet this unmet need and are deserving recipients of MMV’s Project of the Year 2016.”
Sonja R. West, who has a joint appointment in the School of Law and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, sees her work as part of the current debate about the role of the news media in society.
Patrick Lammie, a Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases member and an adjunct senior research scientist in the cellular biology department in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Donald Mackay Medal during the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s annual meeting in Baltimore. The Mackay Medal recognizes outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics. In a long-standing partnership with the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Donald Mackay Medal is awarded in oddnumbered years by ASTMH and in even-numbered years by RSTMH. Karen Tinsley, a public service associate and faculty member in the financial planning, housing and consumer economics department of UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, received the 2017 Housing Impact Award from the Housing Education and Research Association. The award recognizes an active HERA member who has made significant contributions to the field of housing through a focused research, teaching and/or Karen Tinsley outreach initiative. Tinsley, who serves as program director for the Georgia Initiative on Community Housing, also is director of the University of Georgia’s Housing and Demographics Research Center. In its 12th year, the GICH program helps Georgia communities improve their quality of life and economic vitality through the development of locally-driven housing and revitalization strategies. David P. Landau, Distinguished Research Professor and director of the Center for Simulational Physics, was elected as the new chair of the IUPAP C20 Commission on Computational Physics at the recent General Assembly Meeting of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics in Sao Paulo, Brazil. IUPAP was established in Brussels in 1922 and currently is headquartered in Singapore. A total of 60 member countries belong to IUPAP, and to cover interdisciplinary activities, IUPAP maintains close liaison with several of the other scientific Unions. Kudos recognizes special contributions of staff, faculty and administrators in teaching, research and service. News items are limited to election into office of state, regional, national and international societies; major awards and prizes; and similarly notable accomplishments.
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Brumby Distinguished Professor receives accolades for scholarship By Heidi Murphy
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A defining moment in Sonja R. West’s professional life was when she realized that, even more than she wanted to be a reporter, she “wanted to defend reporters and their First Amendment rights.” This idea began to take root when she was in college studying journalism and grew while she was working as a reporter. It eventually led to her obtaining a law degree and, ultimately, to her current position as the Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law, which is a joint appointment with the School of Law and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. “I’m somewhat unusual among lawyers because I ended up doing exactly what I went to law school to do—writing and teaching about legal rights and protections for the press,” West said. Her recent scholarship has garnered significant recognitions from her peers. She received the 2016 National Communication Association’s Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression and the 2017 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Stonecipher Award for Distinguished Research on Media Law and Policy. In the first of these award-winning articles, West addressed the ways reporters are different from individual
speakers and argued that “the Supreme Court should recognize unique constitutional rights and protections for the press” that are rooted in the First Amendment’s Press Clause and are not necessarily covered under freedom of speech. In the second article, she took a historical look at how the framers of the Constitution “saw press freedom as having overlapping objectives. One objective was to secure the right of individuals to publicly express their thoughts and opinions. The other, more structural objective was to ensure that the press could inform the public about important matters and act as a government watchdog. They believed a free and independent press would strengthen our democracy,” West said. West sees her work as part of the current public debate about the role of the news media in society. “The modern embodiments of that original structural role are those speakers whom today we call journalists,” she said. “Because journalists play such a vital role in our democracy, the law should recognize that they have unique needs and face unique obstacles.” For instance, she explained, reporters might require additional abilities to gain access to government information or special protections to shield confidential sources. “There is also an increased risk that the government will target journalists more than other speakers,” she added.
FACTS Sonja R. West
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law School of Law and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication J.D., University of Chicago, 1998 B.A., Journalism and Communications, University of Iowa, 1993 At UGA: 11 years
Another problem, according to West, is that “the line has blurred between who is the press and who is not. It used to be that you knew who the press was because they were the people on TV or who wrote for the newspaper. But now we have blogs and online publications, and everyone is on Twitter.” This blurriness does not mean that the law should not protect the press, West said. “It means that we should focus even more on identifying the speakers who are consistently and effectively doing the constitutional work of informing the public and checking the government.” The public’s awareness of and appreciation for the press has been increasing, West said. At the end of the day, this former U.S. Supreme Court judicial clerk said she hopes all her students come away understanding that the law is really about human beings.
GRADY COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
New associate dean of academic affairs named By Sarah Freeman freemans@uga.edu
Maria E. Len-Rios, an associate professor of public relations, has been named associate dean of academic affairs at Grady College. “I’m delighted that Dr. Len-Rios, a treasured faculty member and a leading scholar on issues of diversity and representation in mass communication, has answered the call to leadership,” said Dean Charles Davis. “She’s a joy to work with, embodying the model of servant leadership so important in upholding the high standards of Grady College.” Len-Rios teaches courses in public relations, health communication and cross-cultural journalism. She has served as the interim chair of the Grady College diversity committee for the past year,
and in 2016, she coedited a book,CrossCultural Journalism: Communicating Strategically About Diversity, with Earnest Perry of the University of Missouri, which they recently disMaria Len-Rios cussed at a panel at The Miami Book Fair. Len-Rios also serves as a 2017-2018 UGA Women’s Leadership Fellow. “I am very grateful for this honor and look forward to working with Grady College faculty, staff, students and alumni as we continue to build on the successes Grady has achieved as one of the top programs in the state and in the nation,” Len-Rios said. “I am proud and honored to be part of
the leadership team that will prepare the college to meet the challenges and opportunities facing the roles of journalism and the communications professions in society.” Len-Rios joined the Grady College faculty in 2014. Prior to that, she taught public relations and cross-cultural journalism courses at the Missouri School of Journalism, as well as at the University of Kansas and Georgia Southern University. Len-Rios, with colleagues and doctoral students, has earned more than nine top research awards in national and international academic conferences across multiple areas. Len-Rios is actively serving in her new role as she prepares to assume the duties from Alison Alexander, senior associate dean for academic affairs, who will retire in June.
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RETIREES November Eight UGA employees retired Nov. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Terry L. Bennett, laboratory technician III, microbiology, 14 years, 6 months; Katherine L. Davis, program coordinator III, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 9 years, 11 months; Franklin Delano Griffin Jr., automotive mechanic I, Coastal-Field Research Services, 31 years, 3 months; Carol J. Humphries, library assistant II, Law School library, 10 years, 8 months; Lawanna G. Laird, IT professional associate, housing administration, 24 years, 9 months; Russell L. Malmberg, associate dean academic, Dean’s Office-Arts and Sciences, 32 years, 1 month; Gayle Manley, county extension program assistant, ExtensionFamily and Consumer Sciences, 2 years, 2 months; and Sherry Lynn McLendon, administrative associate I, student financial aid, 10 years.
College of Pharmacy teams participate in University System of Georgia’s wellness campaign By Mickey Y. Montevideo and Kalah Mingo mickeym@uga.edu, kam73031@uga.edu
When most people take on a new wellness program, their expected outcomes are weight loss, increased energy, an improved physique and other health benefits. At the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, however, a well-being initiative implemented last year has become much more than a change on the scales, a more encouraging trip to the doctor’s office or a smaller clothing size. It has enhanced the working dynamics within the organization. The College of Pharmacy has taken an active role in HealthTrails, the University System of Georgia’s well-being program that was instituted system-wide in early 2017. With a goal of fostering a culture of wellbeing and healthy environments, HealthTrails empowers participants to track mindful habits, such as steps walked, water consumed and acts of kindness delivered, which are tallied into virtual daily miles, and allows participating individuals and teams to compete between other departments, colleges and universities in the USG system. In the first HealthTrails campaign, which spanned from late winter 2017 through the spring, nine staffers from the College of Pharmacy, along with Dean Svein Øie, comprised the PharmDawg Sole Train team, which placed fourth among the 71 UGA teams and 55th overall in the USG competition, which had 680 teams. The PharmDawg team signed up for the summer campaign and came in third among 19 teams at UGA and fifth among 162 in the USG competition. Gaining popularity within the college, the HealthTrails fall program had three participating PharmDawg teams, comprised of an almost equal number of faculty and staff. The three teams placed second, third and fourth out of 43 teams at UGA and ninth, 13th and 22nd among 407 teams in the USG. Incredible success stories of improvements in health among the pharmacy college participants have been reported. A diabetic employee’s sugar levels are down, several employees have lost weight. Overall, participants have noticed a positive shift in their energy levels. The greatest benefits of the HealthTrails campaigns, however, have been the camaraderie and spirit of unity that have occurred across boundaries in the College of Pharmacy. During the fall HealthTrails program, each team was comprised of four staff and five faculty members. They interacted in a variety of activities, including walking and exercising together, sharing stories of successes and frustrations and participating in outside road races, as well as other physical undertakings that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. For instance, Michael Fulford, the college’s director of assessment who also happens to be the advisor to the UGA Ballroom Dancers, taught an after-work Salsa-Samba class. Kay Brooks, a faculty member in the college’s Experience Learning program and a local fitness instructor, taught an exercise and circuit training class for PharmDawg HealthTrails participants. Øie is enthusiastic about the long-term benefits of HealthTrails for the organization as well. “Overall, this was a great model for how faculty and staff can and should work together for a common goal,” said Øie. “We have seen boundaries diminish and cohesiveness occur as a result of this program.
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College of Pharmacy faculty and staff have taken an active role in HealthTrails, the University System of Georgia’s well-being program instituted system-wide in early 2017. Participants in the program have seen health improvements and better working dynamics within the organization.
This has spilled over into the workplace and benefitted our college and the students we serve. I truly believe this program has made an impact on our culture.” The dean leads by example. His individual HealthTrails feat set the bar for excellence and success. In both the summer and fall HealthTrail campaigns, this long-serving UGA dean came in first place at UGA and placed in the top 10 in the USG system. “Dean Øie is an inspiration to the entire College of Pharmacy, not just while we’re doing HealthTrails but in all daily interactions within our organization,” said Toni Phelabaum, administrative assistant in the dean’s office and the overall captain for the college’s HealthTrails efforts. “He continually demonstrates his dedication not only to his own health and wellness but to the well-being of his faculty and staff. He truly exemplifies what it means to be a leader.” “It was a great program, and the best part was the friendly competition that helped encourage and motivate us to exercise more often on our own as well as with other members of the pharmacy family,” said Jayani Jayawardhana, an associate professor in the college, who participated in the fall HealthTrails campaign. For more information about upcoming HealthTrails activities, contact the USG Office of Well-Being at usg.edu/well-being/.
CYBERSIGHTS
Spy Watching: Intelligence Accountability in the United States By Loch K. Johnson Oxford University Press Hardcover: $34.95
Ten UGA employees retired Dec. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Michael Campbell, IT professional specialist, Dean of Students, 22 years, 7 months; Helen R. Carter, public service assistant, Northwest District-Cooperative Extension, 21 years, 11 months; Phillip Mark Crosby, public service associate, Southeast District-Cooperative Extension, 32 years, 2 months; Francis Anthony DiGiacomo, human resources senior managing director, Office of Human Resources, 11 years, 1 month; Joann Lindsey Milam, district extension director, Southeast District-Cooperative Extension, 17 years, 9 months; Susan D. Parish, administrative manager I, service learning, 10 years, 2 months; Lindsey G. Parker, marine resource specialist III, Marine Extension Service, 36 years, 4 months; Henry John Powers Jr., facilities manager II, physical plant-Georgia, 30 years, 8 months; Cynthia L. Reece, laboratory manager II, small animal medicine/surgery, 30 years, 4 months; and Abbie H. Thaxton, WUGA traffic director, Marketing & Communications, 30 years, 3 months. Source: Human Resources
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Book looks at supervision of spy agencies In Spy Watching, Loch K. Johnson explores efforts in the U.S. to maintain effective accountability over its spy agencies. Meigs Professor of International Affairs in UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs, Johnson probes into the work of the famous Church Committee, a Senate panel that investigated America’s espionage organizations in 1975 and established the protocol for supervising the CIA and the nation’s 16 other spy services. Johnson traces how partisanship crept into once-neutral intelligence activities, the effect of the Sept. 11 attacks on the expansion of spying, the controversies related to CIA rendition and torture programs and the Edward Snowden case. Above all, Spy Watching seeks to find a sensible balance between the twin democratic imperatives of liberty and security. Johnson draws on scores of interviews with CIA directors and others in America’s secret agencies, making this a uniquely authoritative account.
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Costa Rica Research Campus launches site
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The UGA Costa Rica Research Campus, the only residential and research campus serving UGA students and faculty in Latin America, recently launched a new website. The site engages individuals outside of UGA who may be interested in visiting the campus for both academic and tourism purposes. The site provides users with
a 360-degree view of research opportunities, travel accommodations and a glimpse of life on the Costa Rica campus. UGA students, faculty and staff are encouraged to visit the UGA Office of International Education website at http://international.uga. edu/oie for UGA academic programming related to the UGA Costa Rica Research Campus.
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SPEAKERS from page 1 the Global Age.” The lecture will be given at 4 p.m. in the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries Auditorium. The Betty Jean Craige Lecture is sponsored by the Department of Comparative Literature and the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Scott Colosi, president and CFO of Texas Roadhouse, will visit campus Feb. 9. His lecture, at 10:10 a.m. in the auditorium of the special collections libraries, is part of the Terry Leadership Speaker Series. The Louise McBee Lecture will be held Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel. This year’s speaker is Michelle Asha Cooper, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy. She will discuss “Tackling Postsecondary Challenges Today.” On Feb. 15, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, award-winning journalist and alumnae, will give the Holmes-Hunter Lecture (see story, page 1). Her talk, titled “Giving Voice to the Voiceless,” will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The Holmes-Hunter Lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President. Stanford University professor Shirley Brice Heath will give the Aralee Strange Lecture Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia Museum of Art. The Marjorie Bailey Professor of English and Dramatic Literature and Professor of Linguistics, Emerita at Stanford University, Heath will discuss “The Arts as Brick and Mortar of Community Building.” The Strange Lecture is sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art and the Aralee Strange Fund for Art and Poetry. The Charter Lecture will be held Feb. 26
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at 2 p.m. in the Chapel. This year’s speakers are Jeff Stepakoff, executive director, Georgia Film Academy; Lee Thomas, division director of the film, music and digital entertainment division at the Georgia Department of Economic Development; and Gale Anne Hurd, CEO of Valhalla Entertainment. They will discuss “Hollywood South: The New $9.5 Billion Georgia Industry.” The Charter Lecture is sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Office of Academic Programs. CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers will give the Mary Frances Early Lecture April 2 at 3 p.m. in Mahler Auditorium of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. His talk, “Education, Civil Rights and Equality: Cornerstones for Our Future,” will be followed by a reception. The Mary Frances Early Lecture is sponsored by the Graduate School, Graduate and Professional Scholars, and the Office of Institutional Diversity. On April 10, chef and author Dan Barber will give a lecture titled “What Kind of Menu Will Meet the Challenges of the Future? Exploring a New Recipe for Good Food from the Ground Up.” Sponsored by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the talk will begin at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the special collections libraries. Heather Gerken, dean of the Yale School of Law, will give this year’s John A. Sibley Lecture. Her talk, “The Lessons of Lawyering: Why Ours is an Honest Profession,” will take place April 13 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom of Hirsch Hall. The Sibley Lecture is sponsored by the School of Law.
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for her reporting, Hunter-Gault won two Emmys for national news and documentary coverage and two Peabody Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism, administered by Grady College. She was the first AfricanAmerican Commencement speaker at UGA in 1988. In 2001, the academic building where Hunter-Gault and Holmes registered was renamed the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building in their honor, marking the
40th anniversary of the desegregation of the university. Hunter-Gault and her husband, Ronald Gault, established a new endowment, Giving Voice to the Voiceless, to provide grants to UGA students promoting global understanding. Sponsored by the Office of the President, the Holmes-Hunter Lecture focuses on race relations, civil rights and education and has been held annually since 1985.
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renewable scholarships to five deserving undergraduate students who demonstrate promising leadership qualities and a commitment to advancing racial equality. “This scholarship has allowed me to take advantage of the opportunities offered at the University of Georgia with ease of mind,” said Khadar Haroun, a third-year chemistry major from Atlanta. “However, just as important as the money are the connections I have gained because of the UGA Alumni Association. I am an aspiring medical student, and the scholarship has allowed me to create new connections with black UGA alumni. Speaking with individuals who have gone through the medical school process has been invaluable.” They are encouraging UGA alumni, donors and friends to give a monthly gift of $19.61, or a one-time gift of $196.10 or $1,961, to support the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund. Members of The 1961 Club will also receive donor recognition from other UGA
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standards for educational excellence within their respective fields, and multiple generations of students have benefitted from their exemplary leadership.” A native of Atlanta, Early came to UGA in the summer of 1961. She had started postgraduate work at the University of Michigan when she transferred to UGA to complete her studies. She became the first AfricanAmerican to earn a degree from UGA when she graduated on Aug. 16, 1962, with a master’s degree in music education. She returned in 1964 to continue her education, earning a Specialist in Education degree in 1967. Early, who earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Clark Atlanta University in 1957, went on to become a music teacher, a planning and development coordinator, an elementary division curriculum specialist and a music resource teacher at various schools in Atlanta. She served as director of music for the Atlanta Public Schools. She became the first African-American president of the Georgia Music Educators Association in 1981, where she worked to develop all-state standards for music education. Early retired in 1994 after working for 37 years in public schools. She has since taught at Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta
Bulletin Board Smoking cessation class
The UGA College of Pharmacy’s six-week Beat the Pack Tobacco Cessation Program will begin Jan. 25. The class will be held from 5:45-7 p.m. at the pharmacy college, which is located at 250 W. Green St. According to lead instructor Kay Brooks, an associate director in the College of Pharmacy’s Experience Learning program, the class is free; however, “attendees should be committed to participating.” Along with Brooks, trained pharmacy students will provide group programming and individualized coaching while helping attendees develop a personalized “quit” plan. In addition, each session will focus on tobacco-use issues, such as health risks, reasons to quit, cessation aids, coping with the urges to use tobacco, handling relapses and maintenance. Class size is limited. Contact the College of Pharmacy at 706-542-3893 or monicaw@uga.edu for more information and to register.
PLC grant applications
The University of Georgia Parents Leadership Council Grants Program is seeking undergraduate student groups that demonstrate a positive impact on the university to apply to receive funding for the 2018-2019 academic year. Grant applications are due Jan. 23 by 5 p.m. Applications will only be accepted from UGA schools, colleges, units, departments, divisions or student organizations registered with the Center for Student
Activities and Involvement. Eligible groups and programs show a clear commitment to enhancing the student experience at UGA. Since 2002, the council has funded $1.7 million in grants to various programs and organizations on campus, including the Counseling and P sychiatric Services Center at the University Health Center, the Office of the Dean of Students, Designated Dawgs Safe Rides program, Campus Kitchen at UGA and more. To apply for a Parents Leadership Council Grant, and for a complete list of guidelines and requirements, visit give.uga.edu/plcgrants.
SIC symposium
The fifth Symposium on Integrative Conservation will be held Jan. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 100 of Building 2 of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. This year’s keynote speaker is Rebecca Lave, a faculty member in the geography department of Indiana University. As in previous symposia, this event intends to showcase the works of the ICON, or Integrative Conservation, graduate students. SIC is intended to enhance the interdisciplinary aspects of the ICON doctoral program by providing a space for the exchange of ideas between students and faculty interested in integrative research and practice. More information about the symposium is at http://bit.ly/2COVooP.
Student employee recognition
giving societies that correspond with their gift level. Those interested in becoming a member of The 1961 Club can make their gifts at give.uga.edu/the1961club. “It is imperative for black alumni to donate to the scholarship because it provides students with a community of support and opportunities to grow,” said Raymond Phillips, president of the Black Alumni Leadership Council. “Youth are the future. Our students are at the precipice of achieving their dreams and it is important for alumni to reconnect, guide and support them, so they can continue the legacy that was started in 1961.” The Black Alumni Affinity Group, also referred to as “UGA Black Alumni,” was established in 2015 to help remove barriers to success for African-American students interested in a UGA education. UGA Black Alumni operates under a five-prong mission to recruit, retain, engage, donate and serve. Learn more about UGA Black Alumni at alumni.uga.edu/blackalumni.
The UGA Career Center is accepting online
University as head of the music department. Dunn’s distinguished career as a professor and administrator spanned nearly 40 years at UGA before he retired as the university’s vice president for instruction in 2006. He was a Regents Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs. During his UGA tenure, he also served as director of the Institute of Higher Education, associate vice president for academic affairs, acting head of the political science department and director of the Institute of Government. Dunn received his doctorate in political science from the University of Wisconsin and joined the UGA faculty as an assistant professor in 1967, when O.C. Aderhold was president. Except for a two-year leave, he never worked elsewhere. Dunn’s research has focused on such areas as public administration, government and mass media, American elections and academic administration. He has written three books, as well as dozens of book chapters and journal articles. As vice president, Dunn focused on improving learning opportunities for UGA students and challenging them to perform better academically. His office also was instrumental in establishing the Office of Service-Learning.
nominations until Feb. 6 for the Student Employee of the Year Award. The top 100 student employees will be invited, along with their nominating faculty/staff member, to an awards luncheon on April 11 at the Tate Student Center. One student will be honored as the UGA Student Employee of the Year. To nominate a student employee, visit http://career. uga.edu/hireuga/seoty.
Mileage reimbursement rate
The State Accounting Office has updated the mileage reimbursement rate for travel by state-owned or personal vehicles. The reimbursement rates are effective for travel on or after Jan. 1, 2018. When it is determined that a personal vehicle is the most advantageous form of travel, the employee will be reimbursed for business miles traveled at $0.545 per mile (previously $0.535 per mile). If a personal motor vehicle is not determined to be the most advantageous form of travel, but it is used, the employee will be reimbursed for business miles traveled at $0.18 per mile (previously $0.17 per mile). The travel expense statement has been modified to reflect these changes. The form is available at http:// bit.ly/2Fo3CWF. The UGA travel policy has been updated and can be viewed at http://bit.ly/2moaVFK. Questions should be directed to Andre Simmons via email at asimmons@uga.edu. Bulletin Board is limited to information that may pertain to a majority of faculty and staff members.